Protection Issue with Textboxes

[Adam Steiner]

Hi,

I've created a form with numerous text boxes on it. The document is
protected (thanks Suzanne) so that the user can tab through the textboxes.
However, if the document is opened on any computer other than the creating
computer, the user can't access or tab through the textboxes. Clicking
with the mouse does nothing and double clicking opens the VB IDE. The
option to unprotect the document is also grayed out.

Any ideas? All of the machines I've tried are running Office XP, as is the
creating machine.

I'm also using the textboxes from the Controls toolbar as opposed to the
Forms. The reason being that I haven't been able to figure out how the fill
ins on the form toolbar can be used as one (ie fill in one box and have that
propogate to other locations in the document).

Thanks in advance,

Adam

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You do not want to be using anything from the Controls Toolbox for this! I
would start over from a blank document not using any of your current fields.

What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this
in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially Dian
Chapman's series of articles.

You can replicate things from one textfield (not text box) elsewhere using a
REF field if you have checked the space in the textfield's properties to
"calculate on exit." This and other things you really do want to know are
included in Ms. Chapman's series of articles.

Hope this helps,

 

[Adam Steiner]

Ah ok. I'll check it out. I plan on eventually moving it over to an access
database and wasn't sure that the forms text fields would work (as opposed
to the controls toolbox).

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Adam,

I plan on eventually moving it over to an access
database and wasn't sure that the forms text fields would work (as opposed
to the controls toolbox).

Then you're definitely better off with form fields, as these can be exported
to a delimited text file. Or are relatively read via automation.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Adam Steiner]

Learn something new every day.
Thanks guys!

Hi Adam,

Then you're definitely better off with form fields, as these can be exported
to a delimited text file. Or are relatively read via automation.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)


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